THANKS DEAR

I see a deeper understanding grow
As the days, months, years, come and go.
I relied upon God's wisdom to marry you.
It was through Him I'd learn to love, I knew.

As I sit here in prayerful contemplation
I realize how very thankful I am to the Lord
That we took time to get to know . . . You and Me
As the . . . One . . . God meant for us to be.

I took that leap of faith, for believing
Only the best would come from our union.
Our marriage may have brought out the worst in us . . .
We didn't stop there though,

We fought the good fight as it states in 1 Timothy 6:11 & 12.
Because of this, we brought out the best in each other too.
I'm so thankful, Dear, I have you to love.
Thankful I am to the Lord, you love me.

What is left to say?
I thank the Lord. He sent you my way.
I thank Him for this, 'our special day'.
I thank Him for 'our marriage'.

I thank the Lord, for 'us' in every way.
Happy Anniversary Sweetheart

Out of the Depths

It makes the wounded spirit whole,
And calms the troubled breast;
'Tis manna to the hungry soul,
And to the weary rest.

Dear Name! the Rock on which I build
My Shield and Hiding-place;
My never-failing Treasury fill'd
With boundless stores of grace.

By Thee my prayers acceptance gain,
Although with sin defiled;
Satan accuses me in vain,
And I am own'd a child.

Jesus! my Shepherd, Husband, Friend,
My Prophet, Priest, and King;
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
Accept the praise I bring.

Weak is the effort of my heart,
And cold my warmest thought;
But when I see Thee as Thou art,
I'll praise Thee as I ought.

Till then I would Thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath;
And may the music of Thy Name
Refresh my soul in death!

It couldn't be done

Somebody said that it couldn't be done,
But he with a chuckle replied
That "maybe it couldn't," but he would be one
Who wouldn't say so till he'd tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done, and he did it.


Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you'll never do that;
At least no one ever has done it";
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,
And the first thing we knew he'd begun it.
With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,

Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done, and he did it.


There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy failure;
There are thousands to point out to you, one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail you.
But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,
Just take off your coat and go to it;
Just start to sing as you tackle the thing
That "cannot be done," and you'll do it.

Keep on keepin' on

If the day looks kinder gloomy
And your chances kinder slim,
If the situation's puzzlin'
And the prospect's awful grim,
If perplexities keep pressin'
Till hope is nearly gone,
Just bristle up and grit your teeth
And keep on keepin' on.

Frettin' never wins a fight
And fumin' never pays;
There ain't no use in broodin'
In these pessimistic ways;
Smile just kinder cheerfully
Though hope is nearly gone,

And bristle up and grit your teeth
And keep on keepin' on.

There ain't no use in growlin'
And grumblin' all the time,
When music's ringin' everywhere
And everything's a rhyme.
Just keep on smilin' cheerfully
If hope is nearly gone,
And bristle up and grit your teeth
And keep on keepin' on.

How to be happy

Are you almost disgusted with life, little man?
I'll tell you a wonderful trick
that will bring you contentment, if anything can
Do something for somebody, quick!

Are you awfully tired with play, little girl?
Wearied, discouraged, and sick-
I'll tell you the loveliest game in the world,
Do something for somebody quick!

Though it rains like the rain of the flood, little man
and the clouds are forbidding and thick,
You can make the sun shine in your soul, little man
Do something for somebody, quick!

Though the stars are like brass overhead, little girl,
and the walks like a well-heated brick
and our earthly affairs in a terrible whirl,
Do something for somebody, quick!

Follow your heart

You've always told me "Follow your heart"
But I wouldn't know where to start
My heart is telling me to pursue something
That would break the world's rules of living

You've always told me "Follow your heart"
Helps me when everything has gone dark
If I do what my heart tells me to do
I wouldn't be ready to lose you

You've always told me "Follow your heart"
I can't do that, I don't want us to be apart
I can't see our friendship ending
But I can't go on pretending

You've always told me "Follow your heart"
But will my heart lead us apart?
Or will my heart bring us together?
I would want to be with you forever

You've always told me "Follow your heart"
One day, I will and I know where to start
I don't understand why God would let us meet
If there was no way for us to be

Amazing

It's Amazing...
How one person can change your life
How a smile from you can erase everything bad
How life seems less scary when you're holding my hand.

It's Phenomenal...
How fate brings two strangers together
How I survived before I knew you
How, whenever I'm with you it's like a great new adventure.

It's Beautiful...
How love can be so unconditional
How learning about you is like reading my favorite story.
How loving you is so easy.

And I'm so thankful...
That I'm able to know this
Amazing
Phenomenal
Beautiful person
And because...
I LOVE YOU

One More Try

I gave my heart to you, so I cannot take it back
I know to please you, there is so much I lack

You are the only one for me, this is true
How can I make you feel not so blue?

We seem separated by so much space
Being with me, you don't want to face

I Love you more than life
You are the only women I would ever want as my wife

If ever you decide what to do with my heart
I promise, from you I will never depart

If we can get away from the past
I promise to make us last

For you are the one for me
And from you I don't want to be free

Please love me
And you will see
From me, you never really wanted to be free.

I LOVE YOU

Love From My Heart

In the wind, I always hear,
Your sweet, sweet voice forever dear.
But don t worry, you need not fear,
Because I am, and always will be near.

It is you, whom I always think of,
I do believe you are God s gift to me from above.
You are as caring to me like a dove,
It is you whom I always always will love.

An arrow struck my heart from Cupid s bow,
It is from you, of this I know.
With our combined love, we dispel all foe,
So don t worry, because with you I will always go.

Without your love, I cannot bear,
To bereave your love, I shall never dare.
Since it is you, for whom I only care,
I leave you a gift, a lock of my hair.

I know our love is greater than the sea,
Because of this, this poem is written for thee.
You have the heart and I have the key,
When the heart and key combine, you and I become we.

Being with you is the best part of my life,
Caressing your love brings my heart unending blithe.
For that reason, for us I strive,
For us to bond, and for you to become my wife.

All You Need

My eyes are here to see you
through times of doubt or strife
My legs are here to leap you
over obstacles in life
My hands are here to push you
a little further toward your dreams
My voice is here to teach you
life's not always what it seems
My arms are here to hold you
when you feel you're going to fall
My finger's here to point you up
when your confidence grows small
My heels are here to stomp you down
when you fail to hide your pride
My elbow's here to shove you
toward the truth when you have lied.
My tongue is here to talk you through
solutions you may seek
My fists are here to fight for you
whenever you're too weak
My shoulder's here to lean on
when your innocence is at stake
My lips are here to kiss you
down those paths you'd never take
My tears are here to flood you
with more grace than you can bear
My feet are here to walk you past
the times when life's not fair
My mouth is here to answer
to your every desperate plea
And my heart is here to love you
if my love is all you need.

Love of my heart

One touch in my heart and one touch of my soul.
One dream and it is of you, my lover of my heart.
Will this dream be?
Will I know of the one touch?
Will I know of the kiss to be?
Many of times I've cried wondering of this thought...you and me.
And always I'm sad, sad in my heart.
My dream so real of you and nothing comes to me in the day.
Night is the only time I see you.
And at that moment I can feel you like you are right here,
in my arms.
Days are long and the time doesn't move and it seems like forever
till I sleep.
And as the night comes you are there, standing with open arms for my
heart.
No one will know of my dreams of you.
And sometimes I do wish not to wake again, for that is the only place
I know of you to be.
But if I die then I'll never know if you lived.
And I would of never found the love of my heart.

Goodnight Kiss

see you at night alone in your bed of dreams.
Nothing is there to warm your soul as the night winds blow.
Nothing not even my heart to take your fears away.
You roll and turn, your arm reaches for nothing and I fall.
I see you cry yourself to sleep in hope that I will come.
Come to clear your eyes of the pain and cold nights.
For I blow a kiss goodnight in the wind and may it carry far.
Far to your lips to shut your eyes and sleep goodnight.
My kiss comes with all the love I have.
My kiss comes from my heart.
And that night when you sleep, I'll be there to warm your heart.

My love

I love you more than I can ever say,
I think about it night and day.
I've thought about all the times we've locked lips,
And your hands gripping at my hips.
As we kissed... the passionate way you touched my face,
It would make my heart start to race.
And as we would lie in the bed,
I knew in my head,
That as you started to touch my breast,
I wasn't going to get much rest.
Every time you would touch me,
I felt like you were about to set me free.
And I don't want you to hurry.
And don't worry,
I so badly desire to make love with you,
I now feel as if I am going to become unglued.
I love the way you hands caress my body with such care,
As I take a deep breath of air...
I feel my body start to shake,
And now my soul starts to ache,
Because for that hour of your time,
I know that you are mine.
After we're done,
I feel like i've won.
And now I crave more,
How bout this time lets do it on the floor,
Or maybe even on the couch or even in the chair.
You could tease me and pull on my hair.
If you want we could wrestle around
Then you could tie me down.
Don't be afraid to try something new,
I am up for anything you want to do...
Because I love you.

The Definition of Love

I pray for you more than I pray for myself
I pray to God for you good health
When I'm away from you for more than a hour
I miss you too much
The glare in your eyes
The stride in your walk
Even the way your lips move when you talk
You call me your wifey
You say you just want to ice me
Diamonds are a girls best friend
Since when?
Materialistic things mean nothing to me
Especially with a man like you
How could that be
I said I'd never fall in love
Promised myself I couldn't do it again
But here I am with you
On a level I never thought would be
Never considered I would love you
Never dreamed you'd be in love with me
But here we are
Look how happy we can be
Things aren't easy
We do have our days
But I know we couldn't never go our seperate ways
Couldn't go a day without your touch or feel
And that's how I know this love thing is real
So when I ask youu what's the definition of love
You simply answer it's the definition of us

Five Senses

The warmth of your voice
Received through a whisper
Heals a hopeless heart
Once torn and blistered

The gaze of your eyes
Creates a feeling of limitation
I fall to my knees
Numbed by the sensation

The brush of your hand
Sends a chill to my soul
Energy surges from my heart
Out of control

Your scent, such an aroma
A perfume of infinite intensity
Consumes the air in my lungs
Burning a relaxation through my veins

The taste of your lips
Soft, subtle, and sweet
Can recharge a life
And is yet so discrete

Only five senses to absorb your love
How I wish there were more
But the five existing I appreciate
For with these I am restored

MISSIN' U

I DON'T SMILE LIKE I USED TO,
OR LAUGH LIKE I DID BEFORE
ALL I KNOW IS THAT MY LIFE HAS CHANGED,
AND NOW I HATE IT EVEN MORE

EVERY LITTLE THING,
REMINDS ME OF US TWO
LIKE WHEN THEY PLAY OUR SONG,
I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK OF YOU

AND WHEN I SEE YOUR FACE,
IT JUST REMINDS ME OF THE PAST
BOTH THE GOOD AND BAD MEMORIES,
MAKE ME WISH THAT IT COULD LAST

BUT YOU DON'T EVEN CARE,
YOU JUST MOVE ON WITH EACH DAY
YOU DON'T EVEN TAKE A SECOND GLANCE,
2 MAKE SURE THAT I'M OKAY

EVERY SINGLE NIGHT,
I CAN'T HELP BUT LET TEARS FALL
EVEN THOUGH YOU HURT ME,
I STILL WISH FOR YOUR PHONE CALL

I REALLY DON'T KNOW THE REASON,
BUT YOUR FOREVER ON MY MIND
I TRY SO HARD TO HATE YOU,
BUT NOTHING BUT SWEETNESS DO I FIND

WHY DID YOU MAKE ME LOVE YOU?
IF IT WAS NOTHING BUT A LIE
I JUST WISH THAT I NEVER SAID HELLO,
SO THEN, I WOULDN'T HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND AT ALL,
BECAUSE TO YOU IT WAS A GAME
I BET IN A FEW YEARS OR MORE,
YOU WON'T EVEN REMEMBER MY NAME

TO ME IT'S SAD,
HOW I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS TRUE
HOW I WASTED SO MUCH TIME,
WHEN ALL ALONG SHE WAS WITH YOU

NOW THAT IT'S OVER,
AND YOU'RE WITH HER
I AM LEFT HERE HEARTBROKEN,
AND WHAT TO DO I'M NOT SURE

WHY I LOVE YOU

The perfect girl used to be only in dreams it seems,
but when I first saw you, it changed everything.
I knew right off that you were the one,
I hoped we would be together, I knew we�d have fun!
Whenever we hug, I get chills up my spine,
I think about you nonstop; all the time,
Nothing can change what you mean to me,
you�re all that I want, all that I need,
when I look into those beautiful brown eyes,
it makes me realize,
you are the most gorgeous girl on earth.
I found my girl so now I can end my search.

Every night when I get down to pray,
I thank God for you baby because you brighten up my day!
I�d give the world away just to be with you,
now that I�ve found you, there�s nothing I wouldn�t do.
I�d sacrifice it all just to be with you.
You�ve turned my life around,
when you�re with me its impossible for me to frown.
I will cherish every moment spent in your presence,
because you�re my perfect angel God sent to me from heaven.

Now tell me that we belong together,
please tell me that I will be with you forever.
Tell me that you love me,
girl I just want you to see,
I truly love you.
You�re the proof that my love is alive,
Something is going on, it�s mixing up my insides.
A feeling so new, so special it seems,
my love for you sends the angels to their knees.
For the past few weeks I�ve worked on this rhyme,
I�m trying to show our love will defy time.
Even God couldn�t send enough words from above,
to really explain that you�re my one and only true love.
There�s millions of reasons I wish our love will never end,
but simply, you're not only my girl, you�re my best friend!
And this is why I truly love you.

You Are My Ocean

Your essence washes over me,
Flooding me with emotion.
Your current grabs hold
And tosses me into a stormy sea.

Mystery lies deep within,
A vast body of life,
Where your soul swims with mine,
When we touch skin to skin.

Your voice calls out to me,
Seagulls singing in the ocean breeze,
A sad melody of yearning,
That longs for a special place to be.

With each deep breath I take,
Salty tears wrap around me,
Longing to be with you,
When I am asleep and awake.

Like diamond jewels of the night sky,
And grains of sparkling glass in the sand,
Your eyes draw me to a place of peace,
Where my heart fills with joy and I want to cry.

You Are On My Mind

It makes me happy just being by your side
All those feelings I just can't hide
You'll always be in my heart
Can't bear the pain when were apart

Nobody is as special as you are to me
Now I hope you are beginning to see
Just how much I care for you
And all my feelings will always be true

I can't describe how much I care
But when you need me, I will be there
To wipe those tears when you are sad
To make you happy when you are mad

All these things I really can do
Just remember I'm thinking of you
You are on my mind

When the Angels All Sing Out Our Name

My reason for life is clearer these days,
no more clouds will pass my way.

For love has found me from a land so far,
my heart now lives where ever you are.

You have brought me joy and peace and love,
a gift few know that is brought from above.

you have filled my life with reasons to live,
you taught me how to trust and give.

I thank the Lord ever single day,
for the beautiful Love he brought my way.

I dream of the day the miles are few,
I dream of the day I am holding you.

I wait for the time there is no longer pain,
I wait for the day when the angles sing out our name.

The distance is great that holds us apart,
But true love lives on forevermore in my heart.

So when God is ready to join us in life,
we'll then be together, Husband and wife

A precious gift

AS I sit,and think of you,
and how much you mean to me.
And if I had never knew you,
how empty my life would be.

You are to me a precious gift.
Of one that is true,and rare.
I vow to you to treasure this gift
with,love,warmth,and care.

I can feel your smile,your warmth,and your touch
as i long for that day to come.
When our mind,soul,and heart come together,
and we unite as one.

Always and Forever

When nothing makes sense
and every thought is blurred
love finds its way
and somehow I understand.
I know why it is
and what must be.
No matter what arises
or what happens
love will always
find its way
and lead us to our place,
our fairytale.
when you look into my eyes,
you view my soul
and see the love I have to give.
It is everything I am.
And because of it
I will always love you
for you have given it to me
in a world full of dispair.
You've given me hope,
a dream,
a desire for something more,
something better.
For this you will always be special.
I love you more than anyone will ever know.
If there was a word to describe my love
surely it would only be spoken by god,
for no person could love you more than me.
In my heart I carry you
and the essence of love
in its pure and simple form.
All I have to offer you is me
and my love.
Though both are simple
I promise they are true.
Even as I write this
I think of how to describe to you
something I hardly understand.
But I must tell you how I feel.
So I close my eyes
and let my heart guide my hand.
Perhaps the tears that fall from my eyes
will show you my love
and how much it means to me.
To me our love is everything.
I believe love will find its way
and show us the answers
to the questions being revealed.
I promise you that I will always love you
and I will never hurt you.
I know you love me,
I can see it in your eyes
and feel it in your touch.
I promise I will never forget it.
For out of everything in my life
I have earned and aquired,
your love is my most valuable possession.
And the memories
I have with it
will always be my fondest.
Life is truly a mystery,
a puzzle waiting to be solved.
Although one might be able to sove it alone,
the answer will be found easier
with another.
I want to discover life with you baby.
And expierence all of life's mysteries
together in your embrace.
I love you... Always and forever...

Just Smile At Me

Please, just smile at me.
I know things will be alright.
When everything goes wrong,
Your smiles a wonderful sight.
Please, just smile at me.
I long to see that glow.
How much I really need you,
You'll probably never know.
Again, just smile at me.
It brightens up my day.
Turn and send that twinkle;
Direct it over this way.
Again, just smile at me.
My dreams come alive.
I can't describe that feeling,
Whenever you arrive.
Please, just smile at me.
Even when I say "Don't".
You tell me that I'll make it,
Even though I think I won't.
Now I know that when you smile,
You're saying "I know you can."
So, I turn to face the future,
And you smile once again.

A Dream

I had a dream
I wish you could see
Of this man
The one married to me

He was so kind
and gentle in a way
He showed me love
In his own special way

He has the warmest hands
That engulf me
The biggest heart
That shows me how much he cares

He fills my heart with love
Everytime I look at him
His smile
His laugh
His voice
His love

What more could I want?

More time with him maybe
Because life goes so fast
More time to look at the contours of his face
To imprint him in my soul

I want to show him
How much he means to me
How his voice can brighten up my day
How being with him uplifts me
How sharing my life with him means more than anything

Or maybe I could write him a love poem
One inspired by him
To tell him my heart sings when I think of him
My heart sings..........

This Is for You

Let me lie in your arms tonight
So you can love me for the rest of our lives
Let you brighten the way with your eyes
And keep this love we share alive.

Let me feel the tenderness of you heart
With the hope that we will never be apart
Baby, it was magical from the start
Cuz we are this painting of art.

This is for you
All my emotion inside
Love that will never die
This is for you
Can't put it in words
You are my world
This is for you.

Let me see how much you care
The love with me you want to share
Splitting with you I cannot bare
Taking that road I will not dare.

Let me know what I mean to you
Cuz I believe that our love is true
Hope that you feel the same way to
And loving you is all I want to do.

Just give me your heart
And I'll hold it tight
All of your love
I'll make it all right.

In Your Arms

When the flowers dance with morning breeze
My beloved gives me a hug with tight squeeze
Sensibility of affection gives such subtle balms
When you snugly take me in your beautiful arms

My heart flies away like a rose petal
Wafting in the air in an entranced waddle
In my heart love oozes through deepest fjords
Rests my heart and soul, where pure love flows

I am so protected form savage worldly blows
As if being loved and cared with all the cures
In your arms I feel so comforting and say
Promise to hold me forever, never go away

You melt me down with your tender embrace
Under the moonlight, distant stars, and craze

Accept my sympathy

In all sincerity
It is a pathetic pity
I merely offer sympathy
With such velocity
This sadness born out of the blue
That decides to levy itself on you

In your fixed stillness
I sense your illness
Accept my sympathy

You lost a pet
Somebody made you upset
Accept my sympathy

You lost a friend
Your broken heart is yet to mend
Accept my sympathy

You were once abused
Possibly at times wrongly accused
Accept my sympathy

You marriage is on the rocks
You got divorced, left without a buck
Accept my sympathy

You lost a fortune
Your voice can’t sing a decent tune
Accept my sympathy

You lost in love or lost your job
Or perhaps at one stage got robbed
Accept my sympathy

Your life is a mess
Everything around you depresses

Whatever the circumstances
Accept my sympathy
And if I happen to show no sympathy
Please accept my sympathy!

Copyright 2006 - Sylvia Chidi

Birth is a beginning...

Birth is a beginning
and death a destination
And life is a journey:
From childhood to maturity
and youth to age;
From innocence to awareness
and ignorance to knowing;
From foolishness to desecration
and then perhaps to wisdom.
From weakness to strength or
from strength to weakness
and often back again;
From health to sickness
and we pray to health again.
From offense to forgiveness
from loneliness to love
from joy to gratitude
from pain to compassion
from grief to understanding
from fear to faith.
From defeat to defeat to defeat
until looking backwards or ahead
We see that victory lies not
at some high point along the way
but in having made the journey
step by step
a sacred pilgrimage.
Birth is a beginning
and death a destination
And life is a journey;
A sacred journey to life everlasting

The love that was never meant to be

A serene summer night.
The moon acting as the lovers' light.
Two of them sitting side by side.
Gazing out at the star-lit sky.

She:
I looked into his eyes.
And willed myself not to cry.
I know he loves me with all his heart.
But yet today,we must part.
Then I reached out for his hand.
To let him know that I understand.
We were lovers not meant to be.
Though my love for him will never cease.

He:
She's so beautiful and so delicate.
It just breaks my heart to see her hurt.
I could feel her pain when she touched my hand.
How I wish I could always be her man...

She:
He told me that everything would be fine.
but we both knew that it was just a lie.
For when light breaks as the sun rise,
It will be time to say goodbye.

He:
I looked into her beautiful eyes for one last time.
They looked soulful instead of their usual shine.
Then I bid her farewell,in the usual way we do.
Giving her a kiss,and saying,"I love you too.."

She:
I could still feel his lingering kiss on my lips.
It was then that I felt a tear slowly slip.
Cause I knew that there wont ever be a you and me.
For this was a love not meant to be.

All of a sudden you had to leave

My cousin, my friend, its hard to believe.
You hid your pain from us all,
but on our knees we both would fall,
and talk about the pain we had,
but it never seemed to make you mad.
Fallen Angels took you away,
you are still remembered until this day.
On if love could have kept you here,
a voice from heaven we would still hear.
You loved to sing to your family and friends.
Oh Mario, why did your life have to end?
I know one day you passed me by,
when I saw a bird flying in the sky.
It landed on Corey's bike,
which was wher you were sitting when we last talk that night.
It looked me straight in my eye,
all I could do was smile and cry.
All of us will continue to pray,
that you watch over us as you did each day.
As we continue to watch the birds above,
it feels good to know that we are being watched and loved,
from a person that we loved so,
my cousin, our friend, we love you Mario.

I GUESS IT MEANT NOTHING

I guess it meant nothing to you
each time you looked into my eyes
each time you pulled me closer
trying to keep me at your side
I guess it meant nothing
as we layed there all night
holding eachother so very close
as the feeling felt so right
I guess it meant nothing
when you called the next day
as we talked for hours
with so much to say
I guess it meant nothing
when you told me how you felt
and even though i never said it
you really made my heart melt
I guess it meant nothing
i really wish it had
cause when i found out
you loved her
it made me really sad

A special world

A special world for you and me
A special bond one cannot see
It wraps us up in its cocoon
And holds us fiercely in its womb.

Its fingers spread like fine spun gold
Gently nestling us to the fold
Like silken thread it holds us fast
Bonds like this are meant to last.

And though at times a thread may break
A new one forms in its wake
To bind us closer and keep us strong
In a special world, where we belong.

Siobhan Mellor

In The First Light of Dawn

I lie in the first light of dawn
Alone, thinking of her
Wishing her next to me
Feeling her breath
Against my skin
Her breasts
Pressed against me
In the quiet of the new day
Hearing her breathing
I ache for her touch
I long for her soft body
Against mine
In the dawns pale light
And in the darkness
I want her
But she is gone
She is mine no more
Never again will my hands
Caress her form
Never again will I hear
Her murmur and sigh in pleasure
She is mine no more
My angel of the night
Has left my side
And dwells now
With others of her kind

Everything

Every new beginning,
comes from some some beginnings end.

Every time you kill me,
I am born again.

Every time you close that door,
Another door is opened.

And every time you say goodbye,
a different word is spoken.

Every time you look at me
my back is facing you,

And every time you ask to see me
I'll have something else to do.

Every time I join your game,
You're not playing fair,

And every time I really love you,
I pretend that I don't care.

The Given Heart

I wonder what those lovers mean, who say
They have giv'n their hearts away.
Some good kind lover tell me how;
For mine is but a torment to me now.

If so it be one place both hearts contain,
For what do they complain?
What courtesy can Love do more,
Than to join hearts that parted were before?

Woe to her stubborn heart, if once mine come
Into the self-same room;
'Twill tear and blow up all within,
Like a granado shot into a magazine.

Then shall Love keep the ashes, and torn parts,
Of both our broken hearts:
Shall out of both one new one make,
From hers, th' allay; from mine, the metal take.

For of her heart he from the flames will find
But little left behind:
Mine only will remain entire;
No dross was there, to perish in the fire.

Broken Heart 2

You and I were the greatest thing
Laughter and smiles is what we would bring

We would talk on the phone, until it was time for bed
Even then I would see you, in my dreams, inside my head

Every time I saw you, I would always smile
You could see a glow in my eyes from miles and miles

Man, I wish I was still holding onto you
But you gotta girl now, so what can I do?

Now when I see you, there's always a frown
Won't you please turn that sad frown upside down?

If you're not happy with this person, then just say goodbye
Because seeing you depressed, brings tears to my eyes

Today I approached you, but you didn't say a word
I still have feelings for you, haven't you heard?

I miss seeing you smile and laugh
Won't you please remember the fun we had?

Holding hands coming from lunch
Wow! I miss you a whole bunch

Just ask my family, you were all I talked about
Now all I do is walk around the house and pout

I love hearing your voice; it brings a smile to my face
It's a sound that I shall always embrace

I had no idea I actually felt this way
Please tell me, why does it feel like you're pushing me away?

The reason we broke up, I don't even know why
Just thinking about you now makes me want to cry

It was peer pressure; they said you lied too much
But I would easily take you back with just one touch

The one your with, for you, doesn't even care
That is why right now she gets pretty mean stares

Enough about her, she makes me sick
I miss you way more than just a little bit

I need to toughen up; I know we'll always be apart
That is the reason why right now, I have a broken heart

The Great Depression

There are billions of people in the world, yet I feel like I'm alone
And all I try to do is right, but everyone seems to treat me wrong
So I lash out in rage, but what I say is never heard
Because I've learned to turn my cheek and swallow all these hateful words
But I'm getting tired now and I can only take so much
Because with everything that happens my soul is slowly being touched
So I make others laugh just to escape all my pain
But every time I'm down no one's there to do the same
So I sit back and relax, while I nurse all my wounds
As I lay terribly depressed in a dark solemn room
Somehow this little balled up aggression
Is slowly changing into an even bigger depression
Something I can't take and can't shake
And eats away with every second
I've now acquired too many emotions to ever explain
It feels like there's demons as well as angels fighting for control of my pain
And for some strange reason my heart is being pulled in opposite directions
One has the side of good and the other knows no affection
And I can't explain the way I feel, I just know I feel this way
From the second that I wake, till the time I end my day
Although I enjoy life and try my best to learn it's lessons
I just wish someone could teach me to escape this Great Depression

Broken heart

By: Hemant Anugonda

Breeze flows by
Whispering words into my ear
Numbness grips my soul
and the Scarry heart skips a beat

The Sun setting down the prairies
Signals the end
When will you come back to me
I am shattered and broken

The Flowers have died
my tears have dried
These wounds will never heal
unless you touch me

Even in a stone
Lies a heart Soft enough to pardon
Believe me my love,
I am shattered and Broken

Despair

If only the world could see what I feel
then, would the world, know who I am
I've loved, lost and feared the world
for it is sometimes too much to bare

Control, power, is what I fear
for I am weak inside and full of pain
I shout and cry, but knowing
there is nobody there to hear me
I swallow the shame and anger
that lies beneath me

I am lost to reality and living in time
Though I am struggling through life
and all that it offers, I am only human
and that is what makes me . . . Me.

Still, I wish for the happiness and pleasure
that I have earned, but realize that, I have
not yet overcome the world's greatest challenge

Love! and how to accept it -
I am ready to face my fears

Angel Teardrops

My guardian angel, once careless and free,
flew into the clouds and lost touch with me.
Her tears were cold and wet, falling on my face.
Her smile had left us without a trace.

Her angelic lips quivered, frozen and scared,
I felt rain clouds visiting, and had to prepare.
I knew that angels, often content,
were very special presents that God had sent.

To see one so sad,
so afraid,
so alone,
had made me weep while the cold winds had blown.

Her wings lost feathers,
comforting and soft,
falling from the stars,
floating aloft.

Her pain was felt throughout the land,
to feel true misery is impossible to stand.
I prayed so that when her hurting stops,
I'll be able to taste the angel's teardrops.

Mirror Truth

By
Emma L. Willey

I'm almost afraid to look today
See what the years have done
You're looking older day by day
And I just want to run.
The mirror tells the secret
That I'm afraid will tell
That you don't look as pretty
As you did back then, oh well!
You have so many wrinkles
That weren't there yesterday
Your hair is white as snow too
What happened along the way?
Your stature's somewhat lowered
As you limp along the walk
Your speech is somewhat muffled
As you try your best to talk.
I look into the mirror
To see what I can see
Your picture is much dimmer
Not what it used to be.
Could it be added birthdays
That caused this change in you?
I don't like the mirror
Because it makes me blue.
What happened to those years
And where did you go too?
The mirror tells the story
I do not recognize you.

To kiss her

And though I have kissed her
A thousand times a day
I would want to make it millions
And continuous without delay
But she can only smile
Because each kiss is of the heart
And she knows that the kiss is endless
It was this way from the start
But in each little touch
The lips desire more
But what else would they desire
When each is unlike before
And within the deep embrace
The warmth is felt abound
And she must forever feel this
Even when I am not around
For distance is not a problem
Or something to cause a pain
For she knows the next kiss is coming
Again and again and again

A Thought Of You

My kind of music,
My favorite song,
I want to be with you
All day & all night long...

A spring breeze,
A summer sun,
Now that I know you
You are my one...

A winter sparkle,
An autumn tree,
Added all up
It equals you & me...

My best friend,
My only lover,
From here on out
I'll keep you forever...

A good laugh,
With some happy tears,
You're the one I go to
Through all the coming years...

When it rains it rains,
When it snows it snows,
I wrote this specially for you
& you're the only one who knows...

You keep me warm,
When I'm so cold,
As if my heart were for sale
To you it was sold...

Whether playing our favorite games,
Or to music we sing & listen,
When it comes to you
There's just no competition...

Not the best cut diamonds,
Or the reddest rose,
Could ever amount to
When you hold me close...

& when everything is said & done,
The night is over & we've had our fun,
Out of all the men I choose just one,
The best one of all & that's you Hun.

My Nubian Queen

Her hair is like that of the darkest night,
Her eyes are of deep ebony brown,
Yet her smile is like non-other I've seen thus far,
She is my Nubian Queen!


The lips she posses are of rose petals,
Her touch is of heaven descent,
Her beauty is rare as is natural,
A black woman, also my queen.


Though no one is truly perfect,
In my eyes she can do no wrong,
My Nubian Queen everlasting...
For me there can be only her.


To comfort me in my time of morn,
To help lift me if I should fall,
To believe there's hope when all else fails,
She's merely being herself...also my Nubian Queen.


A strong black woman she is indeed,
Also passionate with understanding as well,
This woman would never leave my side,
For love is never a question within my mind,
My Lady, my Queen for all times...

Wondering

wonder if you think of me
When night is drawing near.
And in the shadows of your room
The walls around you disappear.
I wonder if in your quiet thoughts
Your dreams of me are anymore.
When in the silent, velvet blue
The moon is tapping at your door.
I wonder if the shining stars
That dangle from the clouds above
Reminds you of my whispered words
In promise of eternal love.
I wonder of the lonely light
That breaks upon the early dawn
Still holds a tender memory for now
So long I have been gone.
I wonder if you dream of me
When the cloudless skies are blue
Because across each day and night
My thoughts are constantly of you.

Why

Why are we ignorant
To the things that we do
Like Black on Black crime
From the violence we brew


Why do we wear
Our pants hanging low
Like ghetto-ish bums
In a circus freak show


Why do we curse
And cuss like we do
And talk in Ebonics
Like the slaves use to do


Over four hundred years
Of shame and disgrace
We use the "N" word
Like no other race


Why do we leave
Our young ones alone
No family like structure
No house to call home


Why can't we prosper
Like Immigrants do
Who came here with nothing
And pave their way through


Why do we live
Such drug hungry lives
With gangsters and thugs
Packing guns and sharp knives


We seem to enjoy
Life on the streets
We work those slave jobs
Where pay is dirt-cheap


We live a life style
Of roach broken homes
Where trash and graffiti
And rats seem to roam


We don't get involve
In political laws
Nor do we vote out
Laws that have flaws


We're exploiting our music
With our sexual drive
Degrading our women
And destroying their lives


Our schools become jails
That we seem to fill
Like thieves in the night
We learn how to steal


So why can't we learn
Constructible skills
And walk the right path
To conquer all hills


Why can't we start
A new kind of trend
As Doctors and Scholars
And Builders of men


Why can't we sharpen
Our minds and technique
And show the whole world
That we are unique


Why can't we come
Together as one
So No one can say
That we were born dumb


Why can't we break
This bondage we keep
This hole that's been dug
So low and so deep


Why must we feel
It's been too many years
Wearing these chains
Of blood sweat and tears


And why can't we send
Our kids off to college
Its always been known
That strength comes from knowledge


We are destine to lose
This destruction of doom
The road of dead ends
These shadows of gloom


I prayer we could change
These things we do wrong
For it's tough being Black
And hard to stay strong